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US6373166B1
US6373166B1 US09/635,860 US63586000A US6373166B1 US 6373166 B1 US6373166 B1 US 6373166B1 US 63586000 A US63586000 A US 63586000A US 6373166 B1 US6373166 B1 US 6373166B1
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  • the present invention relates to an alternator driven by an internal combustion engine, for example, and relates to an automotive alternator mounted to an automotive vehicle such as a passenger car or a truck, for example.
  • FIG. 20 is a cross section of a conventional automotive alternator
  • FIG. 21 is a perspective of a stator in FIG. 20 .
  • This alternator includes: a case 3 composed of an aluminum front bracket 1 and an aluminum rear bracket 2 ; a shaft 6 disposed within the case 3 having a pulley 4 secured to a first end thereof; a Lundell-type rotor 107 secured to the shaft 6 ; fans 105 a and 105 b secured to both axial end surfaces of the rotor 107 ; a stator 108 secured to an inner wall within the case 3 ; slip rings 9 secured to a second end of the shaft 6 for supplying electric current to the rotor 107 ; a pair of brushes 10 sliding on surfaces of the slip rings 9 ; brush holders 11 accommodating the brushes 10 ; rectifiers 12 electrically connected to the stator 108 for converting alternating current generated in the stator 108 into direct current; and a regulator 18 fitted over the brush holder 11 for adjusting the magnitude of the alternating voltage generated in the stator 108 .
  • the rotor 107 includes a rotor coil 13 for generating magnetic flux on passage of electric current, and a pole core 14 disposed so as to cover the rotor coil 13 , magnetic poles being produced in the pole core 14 by the magnetic flux.
  • the pole core 14 includes a first pole core portion 121 and a second pole core portion 122 which intermesh with each other.
  • the first pole core portion 121 and the second pole core portion 122 are made of iron and include disk portions 201 and 202 which are perpendicular to an axial direction, tapered claw-shaped magnetic poles 123 and 124 extending axially from the disk portions 201 and 202 in opposite directions to each other, and a cylindrical portion 200 connecting the disk portions 201 and 202 to each other, the circumference of the cylindrical portion 200 being covered by the rotor coil 13 .
  • FIG. 22 is a perspective of the stator 108 in FIG. 20
  • FIG. 23 is a perspective of a stator core 115 in FIG. 22
  • FIG. 24 is a partial plan of the stator core 115 .
  • the stator 108 includes a stator core 115 for passage of a rotating magnetic field from the rotor coil 13 , the stator core being formed by laminating a number of steel plates, and a stator winding 116 through which an output current flows.
  • the stator core 115 includes an annular core back 82 , a number of teeth 81 extending radially inwards from the core back 82 at an even pitch in a circumferential direction.
  • the stator winding 116 is housed in a total of thirty-six slots 83 formed between adjacent teeth 81 .
  • the teeth include end portions 85 projecting in a circumferential direction of the stator 108 , and post portions 86 connecting the end portions 85 to the core back 82 . Spaces called opening portions 84 are formed between the end portions 85 of adjacent teeth 81 .
  • the flux A generated by the rotor coil 13 leaves the first pole core portion 121 , which is magnetized with north-seeking (N) poles, crosses an air gap between the rotor 107 and the stator 108 , and enters the teeth 81 of the stator core 115 .
  • This magnetic flux A then passes through the core back 82 , and flows from adjacent teeth across the air gap to the second pole core portion 122 , which is magnetized with south-seeking (S) poles.
  • the amount of flux, which determines the output of the alternator, is itself determined by the magnetomotive force of the rotating magnetic field from the rotor 107 and magnetic resistance of the above magnetic circuit followed by the magnetic flux A. Consequently, if the magnetomotive force is constant, then it is important to shape this magnetic circuit to have the least resistance.
  • AT the field current I multiplied by the number of turns n of conductor in the rotor coil 13
  • AT is determined by installation space for the rotor coil 13 inside the pole core 114 .
  • Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. HEI 11-164499 discloses an alternator aimed at increasing magnetomotive force by setting a ratio L 1 /L 2 between an axial length L 1 of the stator core 115 and an axial length L 2 of the cylindrical portion 200 within a range of 1.25 to 1.75, placing the disk portions 201 and 202 opposite the stator core 115 so that the magnetic flux A flows directly from the disk portions 201 and 202 to the stator core 115 , thereby increasing the cross-sectional area of the magnetic path through the pole core 114 , and setting a ratio between an outside radius R 1 of the claw-shaped magnetic poles 123 and 124 and an outside radius R 2 of the cylindrical portion 200 between 0.54 and 0.60, thereby increasing the cross-sectional area of the magnetic path through the cylindrical portion 200 .
  • the present invention aims to solve the above problems and an object of the present invention is to provide an alternator enabling the magnetic flux to be increased by increasing the cross-sectional area of the magnetic path, and also enabling output to be improved by reducing copper loss in the rotor coil.
  • an alternator being such that a ratio (L 2 /L 1 ) between an axial length L 1 of disk portions and a length L 2 of a stator core overlapping the disk portions in a radial direction is 0.3 or more, and a ratio (R 2 /R 1 ) between an outside radius R 1 of claw-shaped magnetic poles and an outside radius R 2 of a cylindrical portion is within a range of 0.50 to 0.54.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross section of an automotive alternator according to Embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective of a rotor in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective of a stator in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is winding diagram for the stator in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram for the automotive alternator in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a stator winding of the automotive alternator in FIG. 1 during manufacture
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a stator winding of the automotive alternator in FIG. 1 during manufacture
  • FIGS. 8 ( a ) and 8 ( b ) are an end elevation and a plan, respectively, showing a winding assembly constituting part of a stator winding of the automotive alternator in FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 9 ( a ) and 9 ( b ) are an end elevation and a plan, respectively, showing a winding assembly constituting part of a stator winding of the automotive alternator in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective showing part of a conductor constituting part of a stator winding of the automotive alternator in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram explaining arrangement of the conductors constituting part of a stator winding of the automotive alternator in FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 12 ( a ) and 12 ( b ) are a side elevation and a rear plan, respectively, explaining the construction of a stator core of the automotive alternator in FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 13 ( a ) to 13 ( c ) are cross sections explaining the manufacturing process for the stator of the automotive alternator in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 14 is a plan showing stator windings of the automotive alternator in FIG. 1 mounted into a laminated body;
  • FIG. 15 is a cross section of the stator of the automotive alternator in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 16 is a diagram explaining the positional relationship between the stator core and a pole core in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 17 is a graph of the relationship between the lap ratio and magnetic flux, field current flowing through a rotor coil, and output, at 2000 rpm;
  • FIG. 18 is a graph of the relationship between a ratio (R 2 /R 1 ) between an outside radius R 1 of claw-shaped magnetic poles and an outside radius R 2 of a cylindrical portion and magnetic flux ⁇ ;
  • FIG. 19 ( a ) is a perspective of a stator according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 19 ( b ) is a partial cross section of an automotive alternator according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 20 is a cross section of a conventional automotive alternator
  • FIG. 21 is a perspective of a rotor in FIG. 20;
  • FIG. 22 is a perspective of a stator in FIG. 20;
  • FIG. 23 is perspective of a stator core in FIG. 22;
  • FIG. 24 is partial end elevation of the stator core in FIG. 22.
  • FIG. 25 is a diagram explaining the positional relationship between the stator core and a pole core in the conventional automotive alternator.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross section of an automotive alternator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective of a rotor of the automotive alternator in FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective of a stator in FIG. 1
  • FIG. 4 is winding diagram for the stator in FIG. 1
  • FIG. 5 is an electrical circuit diagram for the alternator in FIG. 1 .
  • the output wires and neutral-point lead wires of each phase have been omitted from FIG. 3 .
  • This alternator includes: a case 3 composed of an aluminum front bracket 1 and an aluminum rear bracket 2 ; a shaft 6 disposed within the case 3 having a pulley 4 secured to a first end thereof; a Lundell-type rotor 7 secured to the shaft 6 ; a first fan 5 a and a second fan 5 b secured to both axial end surfaces of the rotor 7 ; a stator 8 secured to an inner wall of the case 3 ; slip rings 9 secured to a second end of the shaft 6 for supplying electric current to the rotor 7 ; a pair of brushes 10 sliding on the slip rings 9 ; brush holders 11 accommodating the brushes 10 ; rectifiers 12 electrically connected to the stator 8 for converting alternating current generated in the stator 8 into direct current; a heat sink 17 fitted over the brush holder 11 ; and a regulator 18 fastened to the heat sink 17 by adhesive for adjusting the magnitude of the alternating voltage generated in the stator 8 .
  • An axial length of the stator 8 is shorter than an axial length of
  • the rotor 7 includes a rotor coil 13 for generating magnetic flux on passage of electric current, and a pole core disposed so as to cover the rotor coil 13 , magnetic poles being produced in the pole core by the magnetic flux.
  • the pole core includes a pair of pole core portions 20 and 21 .
  • the pole core which is made of iron and secured to the shaft 6 , includes a cylindrical portion 300 onto which the rotor coil 13 is wound, disk portions 301 and 302 extending radially from both axial end portions of the cylindrical portion 300 , and sixteen claw-shaped magnetic poles 22 and 23 extending axially eight-apiece from the disk portions 301 and 302 .
  • the claw-shaped magnetic poles 22 and 23 cover the rotor coil 13 , facing each other at even pitch circumferentially so as to intermesh. Furthermore, a resin 400 , which is a varnish having high thermal conductivity, is applied to an outer circumferential surface of the rotor coil 13 and between the rotor coil 13 and the disk portions 301 and 302 .
  • the stator 8 includes: a cylindrical stator core 15 composed of a laminated core formed with a number of slots 15 a extending axially at a predetermined pitch in a circumferential direction; a stator winding 16 wound onto the stator core 15 ; and insulators 19 installed in each of the slots 15 a for electrically insulating the stator winding 16 from the stator core 15 .
  • the stator winding 16 which includes two sets of winding assemblies 90 A and 90 B, includes a number of winding sub-portions in each of which one conductor 30 is bent back outside the slots 15 a at end surfaces of the stator core 15 and wound into a wave winding so as to alternately occupy an inner layer and an outer layer in a slot depth direction within slots 15 a a predetermined number of slots apart.
  • the stator winding 16 has a front-end coil end 16 a and a rear-end coil end 16 b which protrude from their respective axial end surfaces of the stator core 15 .
  • the coil ends 16 a and 16 b are composed of a number of extended portions 30 a which are heat dissipating portions.
  • the extended portions 30 a which all have an identical shape, are separated circumferentially and radially, and arranged neatly in two rows.
  • the stator core 15 is formed with ninety-six slots 15 a at even pitch so as to house the two sets of stator windings 16 such that the number of slots housing each phase of the alternating-current windings corresponds to the number of magnetic poles (sixteen) in the rotor 7 .
  • long, insulated copper wire material having a rectangular cross section, for example, is used for the conductors 30 .
  • One phase of stator winding group 161 is composed of first to fourth winding sub-portions 31 to 34 each formed from one conductor 30 .
  • the first winding sub-portion 31 is formed by wave winding one conductor 30 into every sixth slot from slot numbers 1 to 91 so as to alternately occupy a first position from an outer circumferential side and a second position from the outer circumferential side inside the slots 15 a.
  • the second winding sub-portion 32 is formed by wave winding a conductor 30 into every sixth slot from slot numbers 1 to 91 so as to alternately occupy the second position from the outer circumferential side and the first position from the outer circumferential side inside the slots 15 a.
  • the third winding sub-portion 33 is formed by wave winding a conductor 30 into every sixth slot from slot numbers 1 to 91 so as to alternately occupy a third position from the outer circumferential side and a fourth position from the outer circumferential side inside the slots 15 a.
  • the fourth winding sub-portion 34 is formed by wave winding a conductor 30 into every sixth slot from slot numbers 1 to 91 so as to alternately occupy the fourth position from the outer circumferential side and the third position from the outer circumferential side inside the slots 15 a.
  • the conductors 30 are arranged to line up in a row of four conductors within each slot 15 a with the longitudinal direction of their rectangular cross sections aligned in a radial direction.
  • a first end portion 31 a of the first winding sub-portion 31 extending outwards from slot number 1 and a second end portion 33 b of the third winding sub-portion 33 extending outwards from slot number 91 are joined, and in addition, a first end portion 33 a of the third winding sub-portion 33 extending outwards from slot number 1 and a second end portion 31 b of the first winding sub-portion 31 extending outwards from slot number 91 are joined to form a winding portion having two turns.
  • a first end portion 32 a of the second winding sub-portion 32 extending outwards from slot number 1 and a second end portion 34 b of the fourth winding sub-portion 34 extending outwards from slot number 91 are joined, and in addition, a first end portion 34 a of the fourth winding sub-portion 34 extending outwards from slot number 1 and a second end portion 32 b of the second winding sub-portion 32 extending outwards from slot number 91 are joined to form a winding portion having two turns.
  • a portion of the conductor 30 of the second winding sub-portion 32 extending outwards at the first end of the stator core 15 from slot numbers 61 and 67 is cut, and a portion of the conductor 30 of the first winding sub-portion 31 extending outwards at the first end of the stator core 15 from slot numbers 67 and 73 is also cut.
  • a first cut end 31 c of the first winding sub-portion 31 and a first cut end 32 c of the second winding sub-portion 32 are joined to form one phase of stator winding group 161 having four turns connecting the first to fourth winding sub-portions 31 to 34 in series.
  • the joint portion between the first cut end 31 c of the first winding sub-portion 31 and the first cut end 32 c of the second winding sub-portion 32 becomes a bridging connection connecting portion, and a second cut end 31 d of the first winding sub-portion 31 and a second cut end 32 d of the second winding sub-portion 32 become an output wire (O) and a neutral-point lead wire (N), respectively.
  • a total of six phases of stator winding groups 161 are similarly formed by offsetting the slots 15 a into which the conductors 30 are wound one slot at a time. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, three phases each of the stator winding groups 161 are connected into star connections to form the two sets of three-phase stator winding portions 160 , and each of the three-phase stator winding portions 160 is connected to its own rectifier 12 .
  • the rectifiers 12 are connected in parallel so that the direct-current output from each is combined.
  • the winding assembly 90 A shown in FIG. 8 is prepared by progressively folding the conductors at right angles, as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 7, using a jig.
  • the winding assembly 90 B which has bridging connections and output wires as shown in FIG. 9 is prepared in the same manner.
  • each conductor 30 is formed by bending it into a planar pattern in which straight portions 30 b connected by extending portions 30 a are lined up at a pitch of six slots ( 6 P). Adjacent straight portions 30 b are offset by a distance equal to one width (W) of the conductors 30 by means of the extending portions 30 a.
  • the winding assemblies 90 A and 90 B are constructed by arranging six conductor pairs so as to be offset by a pitch of one slot from each other, each conductor pair consisting of two conductors 30 formed in the above pattern which are offset by a pitch of six slots and arranged such that straight portions 30 b overlap as shown in FIG. 11 .
  • Six end portions of the conductors 30 each extend outwards from first and second sides at first and second ends of the winding assemblies 90 A and 90 B. Furthermore, the extending portions 30 a are arranged so as to line up in rows on first and second side portions of the winding assemblies 90 A and 90 B.
  • the winding assemblies 90 A and 90 B are annealed for ten minutes at 300° C. so that the belt-shaped winding assemblies 90 A and 90 B can be easily formed into an annular shape.
  • the parallelepiped laminated body 36 is prepared as shown in FIGS. 12 ( a ) and 12 ( b ) by laminating a predetermined number of sheets of SPCC material formed with trapezoidal slots 36 a at a predetermined pitch (an electrical angle of 30° ) and laser welding an outer portion thereof.
  • the insulators 19 are mounted in the slots 36 a of the parallelepiped laminated body 36 , and the straight portions of the two winding assemblies 90 A and 90 B are inserted so as to stack up within each of the slots.
  • the two winding assemblies 90 A and 90 B are installed in the parallelepiped laminated body 36 as shown in FIG. 13 ( b ).
  • straight portions 30 b of the conductors 30 are housed in lines of four in a radial direction within the slots 36 a and are electrically insulated from the parallelepiped laminated body 36 by the insulators 19 .
  • the two winding assemblies 90 A and 90 B are installed in the laminated body 36 so as to stack up one on top of the other.
  • the laminated body 36 is rolled up and its end surfaces abutted and welded to each other to obtain a stator core 15 .
  • the slots 36 a (corresponding to the slots 15 a in the stator core) take on a generally rectangular cross-sectional shape, and opening portions 36 b of the slots 36 a (corresponding to opening portions 15 b of the slots 15 a ) become smaller than the slot-width dimensions of the straight portions 30 b.
  • the end portions of each of the conductors 30 are connected to each other based on the connections shown in FIG. 4 to form the stator winding group 16 and obtain the stator 8 shown in FIG. 15 .
  • the second fan 5 b whose radial dimensions are larger than the first fan 5 a secured to the disk portion 301 , is mounted to the disk portion 302 of the rotor 7 , pressure within the case 3 is lower at the rear end of the rotor 7 than at the front end. For that reason, cooling ventilation flows from the front end to the rear end through a space between the rotor 7 and the stator 8 , cooling the rotor 7 and the stator 8 more efficiently.
  • the rectifiers 12 , the brush holder 11 , the regulator 18 , etc are disposed at the rear end between the air intake vents 2 a and the air discharge vents 1 b and wind resistance is greater than at the front end, even if a first fan and a second fan having the same radial dimensions were mounted to the two disk portions 301 and 302 of the rotor 7 , pressure within the case 3 would still be lower at the rear end of the rotor 7 than at the front end, and cooling ventilation would flow from the front end to the rear end through the space between the rotor 7 and the stator 8 , cooling the rotor 7 .
  • the resin 400 which is a varnish having high thermal conductivity, is applied to an outer circumferential surface of the rotor coil 13 and between the rotor coil 13 and the disk portions 301 and 302 , cooling of the rotor coil 13 is improved by the thermal conductivity of the resin 400 , suppressing decreases in the field current due to copper loss.
  • the automotive alternator of the above construction is constructed such that the lap ratio (L 2 /L 1 ) between the axial length L 1 of the disk portions 301 and 302 and the axial length L 2 of the stator core 15 radially overlapping the disk portions 301 and 302 is 0.3 or greater. For that reason, in addition to the magnetic flux which flows from the claw-shaped magnetic poles 22 and 23 , magnetic flux also flows directly from the disk portions 301 and 302 to the stator core 15 , increasing the cross-sectional area of the magnetic path and thereby increasing the amount of magnetic flux crossing the stator winding 16 .
  • FIG. 17 is a graph of experimental results obtained by the present inventors showing the relationship between the lap ratio and magnetic flux, field current I flowing through a rotor coil, and output, at 2000 rpm, which is low-speed rotation having important characteristics. From this graph, it can also be seen that as the lap ratio increases, the cross-sectional area of the magnetic path increases, magnetic resistance decreases, and the amount of magnetic flux ⁇ increases.
  • the field current I begins to decrease from a peak at a certain value because the cross-sectional area of passages through valley portions 401 between the claw-shaped magnetic poles 22 and 23 , which are passages for cooling ventilation for the rotor 7 , is reduced as the lap ratio is increased, reducing the amount of cooling air flowing inside the rotor 7 , and the temperature of the rotor coil 13 therefore rises due to copper loss in the rotor coil 13 and resistance is increased. Consequently, since the increase in output resulting from the increase in magnetic flux is eventually cancelled by the reduction in magnetomotive force due to the reduced field current, the output becomes saturated at a peak when the lap ratio (L 2 /L 1 ) is increased to 0.3.
  • FIG. 18 is a graph of experimental results obtained by the present inventors showing the relationship between a ratio (R 2 /R 1 ) between an outside radius R 1 of the claw-shaped magnetic poles 22 and 23 and an outside radius R 2 of a cylindrical portion, magnetic flux ⁇ , and magnetomotive force AT, when the lap ratio is 0.3 for example.
  • the relationships are shown for three types of magnetomotive force AT as the parameters, namely, when the diameter D of the conductors in the rotor coil 13 is 0.9 mm, 0.95 mm, and 1.00 mm within the range of 1200 to 2000 AT, which is the range of magnetomotive force normally used. It can be seen from the graph that stable high output is achieved when the ratio (R 2 /R 1 ) is in the range of 0.50 to 0.54.
  • the coil ends 16 a and 16 b are constructed such that the extended portions 30 a, which all have the same shape, are separated circumferentially and radially from each other, and arranged neatly in two rows, the flow of cooling ventilation inside the rotor 7 is not hindered.
  • the coil ends 16 a and 16 b are uniformly cooled around the entire circumference and wind resistance is low, improving the cooling of the coil ends 16 a and 16 b and also reducing wind noise. Furthermore, irregularities in the end surfaces of the coil ends 16 a and 16 b are reduced, increasing space efficiency.
  • this automotive alternator has three phases, sixteen poles, and the number of slots in the 15 a in the stator core 15 is ninety-six, making the number of slots in the stator core 15 two per pole per phase, the number of slots is increased, increasing the number of extended portions 30 a in the coil ends 16 a and 16 b proportionately, and because the surface area of the coil ends 16 a and 16 b contacting the outside air is increased, cooling of the coil ends 16 a and 16 b is improved and temperature increases in the stator winding 16 are suppressed, further contributing to improved output.
  • FIG. 19 ( a ) is a perspective of a stator 8 of an automotive alternator according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • the coil ends 16 a and 16 b of the stator 8 are integrally molded in a resin 25 having high thermal conductivity.
  • the resin 25 is a mixture of epoxy resin (principal component) having a thermal conductivity of 0.5 (W/mk) and alumina having a thermal conductivity of 3.5 (W/mk) in a ratio of one to four (1:4).
  • the output wires and neutral-point lead wires of each phase have been omitted from the drawing.
  • stator winding 16 of the above embodiments conductors 30 are wound continuously so as to alternately occupy an inner layer and an outer layer in a slot depth direction within slots a predetermined number of slots apart, and the extended portions 30 a in the coil ends 16 a and 16 b are separated circumferentially and radially from each other, and arranged neatly in two rows, but naturally the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
  • extended portions which are stacked in two layers axially may also be arranged circumferentially.
  • the above embodiments were explained for a three-phase winding 16 in which there were four turns of conductors 30 , but when high output is required at even lower speeds, the number of turns of conductors may be made six turns or eight turns, for example, or the extended portions of the coil ends may be arranged in three rows or four rows circumferentially.
  • the number of slots in the stator was ninety-six slots for sixteen magnetic poles, but three phases and seventy-two slots for twelve magnetic poles, 120 slots for twenty poles, etc., may also be adopted.
  • an alternator according to one aspect of the present invention comprises:
  • N north-seeking
  • S south-seeking
  • the rotor including:
  • a rotor coil for generating magnetic flux on passage of electric current
  • a pole core comprising:
  • claw-shaped magnetic poles extending axially from the disk portions and covering the rotor coil, the claw-shaped magnetic poles being magnetized with the north-seeking (N) and south-seeking (S) poles by the magnetic flux, and
  • the stator including:
  • stator core provided with a number of slots formed so as to extend axially and to be spaced circumferentially;
  • stator winding installed in the stator core
  • a ratio (L 2 /L 1 ) between an axial length L 1 of the disk portions and a length L 2 of the stator core overlapping the disk portions in a radial direction being 0.3 or more
  • a ratio (R 2 /R 1 ) between an outside radius R 1 of the claw-shaped magnetic poles and an outside radius R 2 of the cylindrical portion being within a range of 0.50 to 0.54.
  • magnetic flux in addition to the magnetic flux which flows from the claw-shaped magnetic poles, magnetic flux also flows directly from the disk portions to the stator core, increasing the cross-sectional area of the magnetic path and increasing the amount of magnetic flux, and copper loss in the rotor coil is also reduced, improving output.
  • a first fan and a second fan having different shapes from each other may be mounted to the disk portions of the rotor such that cooling ventilation flows between the rotor and the stator due to a difference in air pressure arising due to rotation of the first fan and the second fan.
  • the rotor coil is actively cooled, enabling the suppression of reductions in the field current due to copper loss.
  • a first fan and a second fan having substantially the same shape as each other may be mounted to the disk portions of the rotor such that cooling ventilation flows between the rotor and the stator due to a difference in air pressure arising due to a difference in wind resistance on respective intake sides of the first fan and the second fan.
  • the rotor coil is actively cooled, enabling the suppression of reductions in the field current due to copper loss.
  • a resin having high thermal conductivity may be disposed in at least one position selected from:
  • cooling of the rotor coil is improved by the thermal conductivity of the resin, enabling the suppression of reductions in the field current due to copper loss.
  • the stator winding may be provided with a number of stator winding portions in which conductors are wound continuously so as to alternately occupy an inner layer and an outer layer in a slot depth direction within the slots at intervals of a predetermined number of slots, the conductors folding back outside the slots at axial end surfaces of the stator core to form coil ends which are composed of extended portions lined up circumferentially.
  • a resin having high thermal conductivity may be disposed in the coil ends.
  • an overall axial length of the stator may be less than an overall axial length of said pole core of the rotor.
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